30 Unique Gift Ideas for Tween Girls, Sorted by Interest

1. Klutz Make Clay Charms

She can shape a tiny version of her favorite snack in clay. A charm for a friend could be the other half of their usual lunch order.

2. Crayola Light-Up Tracing Pad

Light shines through the page so she can trace an outline. Once the shape is down, she can change the pose, clothes, or face.

3. Melissa & Doug Scratch Art Rainbow Mini Notes

Each scratch reveals color beneath the dark top layer. The small sheets suit lunchbox jokes, gift tags, and notes slipped inside a book.

Put her finished notes to use with these creative snail mail ideas.

4. Fashion Plates Deluxe Fashion Design Set

She can mix the plates, lay paper on top, and rub to reveal an outfit. Pick this for the kid who fills sketchbooks with dress designs.

5. Klutz Paper Flying Dragons

She folds paper dragons and sends them gliding across the room. Half the fun is seeing which fold gives a dragon its best flight.

6. Klutz Stencil Art

She can repeat a shape, flip it, or layer it to build a picture. It suits a doodler who likes making her own cards.

She can use her stencils to decorate letters with these pen pal ideas.

7. Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit

The parts snap together to form a path for power. She can follow a layout and see what happens when she closes that path.

8. Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions

One moving part sets off the next in a chain of little machines. This works best for a builder who already owns spare LEGO bricks.

9. 4M Water Rocket Kit

This kit turns a bottle into a rocket for an outdoor launch. Check which bottle and pump the kit calls for before gift day.

10. ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game

She slides cars and trucks to clear a path for the red car. It makes a good solo pick for a kid who likes a quiet puzzle.

11. Klutz LEGO Gear Bots

She pairs paper figures with LEGO parts to build small moving models. A turn of the crank lets her see how each piece moves.

12. SET Visual Perception Game

Players look for three cards whose traits are all alike or all different, trait by trait. Pick it for the kid who spots a pattern first.

13. LOGROTATE Moon Lamp

Its round, textured surface looks like a small moon on a shelf. It gives a space fan a soft spot of light by her bed.

14. Craft-tastic String Art Kit

She winds string around points to fill a shape with lines of color. The finished piece can go on display above her craft desk.

15. Klutz Make Your Own Dream Catcher

She makes a hanging piece with a web at its center. Choose this if she likes the slow work of looping thread by hand.

16. Scratch-Off World Map Poster

She scratches away the top layer to mark places she has visited. Check the poster size against her wall space before you order.

17. Changeable Felt Letter Board

She presses letters into the felt to spell out a message. Leave her an inside joke on the board before you wrap it.

18. Bedsure GentleSoft White Throw Blanket

A soft white throw helps turn a chair into a reading spot. Tuck a bookmark at her current page and wrap the two together.

19. Telestrations Original Drawing and Guessing Game

A word becomes a sketch, then the next player guesses what it shows. At the end, everyone sees how far the last guess strayed.

20. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Card Game

Players say the words in order as they flip cards. When a card matches the word, everyone races to slap the pile.

21. Dixit Storytelling Board Game

One player gives a clue for a picture while others choose cards that could fit. It suits friends who see different stories in the same art.

22. Gamewright Sushi Go! Card Game

Each player picks a sushi card and passes the rest. She has to weigh the card she wants against what her friend might take next.

23. Gamewright Sleeping Queens Card Game

Players use cards to wake queens and keep them safe. Pick this for a group that likes a bit of mischief mixed with simple sums.

24. Ravensburger Labyrinth Board Game

Players slide tiles to open paths through a maze and reach hidden treasures. A friend’s move can close the route she just found.

25. Personalized Name Necklace

Her name or nickname becomes the pendant. Copy the spelling she uses and check the chain length before you place the order.

26. CIEKUU Pink Travel Jewelry Case with Mirror

This small case gives her jewelry a home on trips. Slip a note inside about the first piece she chose for herself.

27. Keri Smith’s Wreck This Journal

The prompts invite her to mark, bend, and mess up the pages. Give it to the kid who freezes at the sight of a blank sketchbook.

28. Q&A a Day for Me Three-Year Journal

She answers a short prompt and returns to it each year. Later, she can see which jokes, friends, and dreams filled her days.

29. Just My Style Shamballa Bracelet-Making Kit

She pairs beads with knotted cord to make her own bracelets. She could pick team colors for herself and swap them for a friend’s pair.

30. Kate Spade New York Initial Pendant Necklace

A single letter makes this a subtle keepsake. Check the selected initial on the listing, especially if she goes by a nickname.